New Turkey Mom raising ducks?

Chickens 4Ever

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May 28, 2017
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I have a new turkey mom and my ducklings r hatching, their r 5 of them but I’m scared cause she’s new she might peck them to death if they come out of while their in the egg. Has anyone ever had a turkey raise ducks? I’m just scared and if I need to I will take the baby’s away from her
 
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I have a new turner mom and my ducklings r hatching, their r 5 of them but I’m scared cause she’s new she might peck them to death if they come out of while their in the egg. Has anyone ever had a turkey raise ducks? I’m just scared and if I need to I will take the baby’s away from her
I had a BBB turkey hen hatch goose eggs. It would not have been a problem had she been a heritage turkey but the BBs cannot move their feet as delicately as the heritage turkeys can. She stepped on both of them. One was found dead and the other had splayed legs because of the incident. I removed it from the turkey and hand raised it until my geese took it away from me.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/can-a-turkey-hatch-duck-eggs.1001665/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/anyone-ever-heard-of-a-turkey-hatching-a-duck-egg.507128/
 
I also have a broody hen that has been sitting on them with the turkey. But I took her out, should I change and have. the hen on the ducklings but I think it would be too late they r probably already hatched but if they r not?? I just thought the turkey would be sweeter then my bantam broody hen so I took her out.
 

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